thjeshtër

Albanian

Etymology

Alteration of fjeshtër (Arbëreshë), borrowed from Latin filiaster (“step-son”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθjeʃtər/
  • Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

thjeshtër m (plural thjeshtër, definite thjeshtri, definite plural thjeshtrit)

  1. stepson
  2. stepchild
  • thjeshtërë
  • thjeshtëri

References
  • “thjeshtër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “thjeshtër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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